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<p class="MsoPlainText">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; When the great library of Alexandria burned, the 
story goes, one book was saved but it was not a valuable book; so a poor man, 
who could read a little, bought it for a few coppers.</p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The book wasn't very interesting but between its 
pages there was something very interesting indeed. It was a thin strip of vellum 
on which was written the secret of the. 'Touchstone'!</p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The touchstone was a small pebble that could turn 
any common metal into pure gold. The writing explained that it was lying among 
thousands and thousands of other pebbles that looked exactly like it but the 
secret was this:</p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">'The real stone feels warm, while ordinary pebbles are 
cold'.</p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; So the man sold his few belongings, bought some 
simple supplies, camped on the seashore, and began testing pebbles.</p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; He knew that if he picked up ordinary pebbles and 
threw them down again because they were cold, he might pick up the same pebble 
hundreds of times. So, when he felt one that was cold, he threw it into the sea. 
He spent a whole day doing this but none of them was the Touchstone. Yet he went 
on and on this way. Pick up a pebble -cold - throw it into the sea. Pick up 
another, throw it into the sea.</p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The days stretched into weeks and the weeks 
into months. One day however, about mid afternoon, he picked up a pebble and it 
was warm. He threw it into the sea before he realized what he had done. He had 
formed such a strong habit of throwing each pebble into the sea that when the 
one he wanted came along, he still threw it away.</p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; So it is with opportunity. Unless we are vigilant, 
it's easy to fail to recognize an opportunity when it is in hand and it's just 
as easy to throw it away. Be Aware and Be Alert. The next idea might turn you 
into a millionaire. The next person you meet might become the greatest blessing 
of your life. The next moment might be the turning point of your life. Be Aware 
and Be Alert.</p>

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